Sticks and Stones

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What does a woman do when she discovers her husband is an incurable cheater? If sheas Cat DeLuca she launches the Pants On Fire Detective Agency. Now Cat does what two years of unholy matrimony taught her. She catches cheaters.When a client (Cleo Jones) shoots her cheating husbandas bum full of buckshot, he disappears, taking her money, dog, and sister with him. Private Investigator Cat DeLuca promises to return the dog and money if her client stops shooting at Walter. Cleo agrees. The detective finds the dog and a mysterious bag chuck-full of cash. And then she finds Walter. His very dead body is still warm. The case is a slam dunk for the cops who arrest Cleo for the murder of her husband. She had motive and opportunity and a dozen witnesses heard her scream bloody murder. One made a video. Cat DeLuca is determined to prove her clientas innocence and itas not an easy sell. Walter was an unsavory character with enemies. To find his killer, Cat will have to sift through the ones who didnat pull the trigger. Her investigation leads to four players with secrets: a childhood friend, a gambler, a construction tycoon, and a legendary Chicago designer. When forensic evidence suggests the detective knows more about the murder than sheas telling, Cat faces the certain loss of her agency. Cat DeLuca is smart and charming. Sheas an unlikely heroine and her partner, a beagle named Inga, is quite likely to eat the evidence. aSticks and Stonesa delivers steamy romance, intrigue and laugh out loud humor for a wickedly delicious read.I got nothing. Steve Gregor may have left his lunch, but he took a piece of my
engine with him. I beat my head on the steering wheel. ... Dorothy, a 1967 Ford
Mustang, was Jacka#39;s pride and joy. He let me drive her the last time my car was in
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Sticks and Stones

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K J Larsen

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Poisoned Pen Press Inc - 2012-02-07

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